Tomorrow we will know who has decided to chuck their hat in the ring for the role of Chief Minister, now that is one hell of a job.
Aside from dealing with many morons on social media that seem to have all the answers, yet little to no political understanding, they also have the role of leading the island into prosperity or into the depths of darkness.
The difficult part here is that regardless of how well intentioned the successful candidate may be they will also have to steer the wheel to navigate the knock-ons from global issues.
But who will be strong enough? Who will make “tough decisions”? Who will listen to the public cries? And who can be our captain during the storm that is inevitably to hit in the coming years?
The problems, of which there are many, include: cost-of-living, housing, food security, connectivity, health, immigration, education, energy security, aging demographic, retaining talent, business confidence and lack of workforce.
Who would we put our trust in to hold the answers and set the plan to combat the fronts coming our way?
Honestly, I don’t know.
What I do know is that we cannot afford more of the same. We cannot have a government whose response is to spend, commission reports, spend some more, promise to listen, commission another report and repeat the cycle.
Part of me is optimistic, and for the first time in a while, I feel a degree of hope with the new breed taking 15 seats, but I wonder if even they fully understand the task ahead.
One of the newcomers could become Chief Minister, but they would inherit an enormous responsibility and face a steep learning curve with little time to find their feet.
Equally, a member of the old guard may make more sense given the experience and institutional knowledge they already possess. Yet the public delivered a clear message at the ballot box: they wanted change.
The question now is whether change is what they will get.
Tomorrow we will at least know who is brave (or stupid) enough, and next week we will know who has the support.
